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This book contains an edition of an important Sumerian literary work, the 'Death of Gilgamesh' (am gal-e ba-nú), which was last published by the late S.N. Kramer, in 1944. An Iraqui excavation uncovered important new fragments in Meturan-Tall Haddad. These are published here for the first time. The Nippur fragments are published anew (introduction, commentary and French translation, with a chapter on Sumerian funerary texts and index).

Cuneiform inscriptions, Sumerian --- Inscriptions cunéiformes sumériennes --- Gilgamesh --- Gilgamesj. --- Mort. --- Bestattung. --- Keilschrifttext. --- Tod. --- Gilgamesch. --- Gilgamesh. --- Altbabylonisch. --- Mēturan. --- Sumerer. --- Death. --- Sumerian language --- Sumérien (Langue) --- Death --- Dying --- End of life --- Life --- Terminal care --- Terminally ill --- Thanatology --- Philosophy

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The Akkadian Gilgamesh Epic, perhaps the most famous of Mesopotamian literature, has been considered the artistry of one author inspired by Sumerian tales. Specialists have assumed that all the earliest evidence (ca. 1800-1700 BCE) reflects this creative unity. Deep contrasts in characterization and narrative logic, however, distinguish the central adventure to defeat the monster Huwawa from what precedes and follows it. The Huwawa narrative stands on its own, so that the epic must have been composed from this prior Akkadian composition. Recognition of the tale embedded in the epic allows each block of material to be understood on its own terms. Such literary-historical investigation from contemporary texts is new to Assyriology and may produce important results when applied to other Mesopotamian writing. 'The book is well written and tightly argued...This makes it a first point of reference for anyone interested in the OB evidence for the Gilgamesh Epic.' Scott C. Jones, Covenant College

Assyriology --- Epic poetry, Assyro-Babylonian --- History. --- History and criticism. --- Gilgamesh. --- History and criticism --- History --- Gilgamesh --- Assyro-Babylonian epic poetry --- Assyro-Babylonian poetry --- Assyro-Babylonian studies --- Epic of Gilgamesh --- Ghilgameš --- Gilgamesch --- Gilgamesz --- Gilgāmish --- Guilgamesh --- Ishtar and Izdubar --- Ishtar (Assyro-Babylonian epic) --- Izdubar --- Jiljāmish --- Kilkāmish --- Sha naqba imura

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This book provides a groundbreaking reassessment of the prehistory of Homeric epic. It argues that in the Early Iron Age bilingual poets transmitted to the Greeks a set of narrative traditions closely related to the one found at Bronze-Age Hattusa, the Hittite capital. Key drivers for Near Eastern influence on the developing Homeric tradition were the shared practices of supralocal festivals and venerating divinized ancestors, and a shared interest in creating narratives about a legendary past using a few specific storylines: theogonies, genealogies connecting local polities, long-distance travel, destruction of a famous city because it refuses to release captives, and trying to overcome death when confronted with the loss of a dear companion. Professor Bachvarova concludes by providing a fresh explanation of the origins and significance of the Greco-Anatolian legend of Troy, thereby offering a new solution to the long-debated question of the historicity of the Trojan War.

Epic poetry, Greek --- Hittites --- Hittite literature --- History and criticism --- Religion --- Homer. --- Gilgamesh --- Homer --- Epic poetry, Greek - History and criticism --- Hittites - Religion --- Hittite literature - History and criticism --- Homer - Iliad --- History and criticism. --- Religion. --- Gilgamesh. --- Epic of Gilgamesh --- Ghilgameš --- Gilgamesch --- Gilgamesz --- Gilgāmish --- Guilgamesh --- Ishtar and Izdubar --- Ishtar (Assyro-Babylonian epic) --- Izdubar --- Jiljāmish --- Kilkāmish --- Sha naqba imura

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The deeds and struggles of Gilgamesh, legendary king of the city-state Uruk in the land of Sumer, have fascinated readers for millennia. They are preserved primarily in the Epic of Gilgamesh, one of the most well-known pieces of Mesopotamian literature. Studying the text draws us into an orbit that is engaging and thrilling, for it is a work of fantasy and legend that addresses some of the very existential issues with which contemporary readers still grapple. We experience the excitement of trying to penetrate the mind-set of another civilization, an ancient one--in this instance, a civilization that ultimately gave rise to our own.The studies gathered here all demonstrate Tzvi Abusch's approach to ancient literature: to make use of the tools of literary, structural, and critical analysis in service of exploring the personal and psychological dimensions of the narration. The author focuses especially on the encounters between males and females in the story. The essays are not only instructive for understanding the Epic of Gilgamesh, they also serve as exemplary studies of ancient literature with a view to investigating streams of commonality between ancient times and ours.

Epic poetry, Assyro-Babylonian --- Man-woman relationships in literature. --- Assyro-Babylonian epic poetry --- Assyro-Babylonian poetry --- History and criticism. --- Gilgamesh. --- Epic of Gilgamesh --- Ghilgameš --- Gilgamesch --- Gilgamesz --- Gilgāmish --- Guilgamesh --- Ishtar and Izdubar --- Ishtar (Assyro-Babylonian epic) --- Izdubar --- Jiljāmish --- Kilkāmish --- Sha naqba imura --- Epic poetry, Assyro-Babylonian. --- Ishtar

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"This collection of articles has two aims: The first is to create a comprehensive compendium of iconography on Gilgamesh, that includes three formerly published and several new papers on the visual representation of Gilgamesh. The second is to publish some objects of Near Eastern art from the Bible+Orient Collection in Fribourg, which relate to Gilgamesh."--Summary.

Gilgamesh (Legendary character) --- Art, Assyro-Babylonian. --- Art. --- Gilgamesh --- Criticism, interpretation, etc. --- Art, Assyro-Babylonian --- 892.1 --- 73.046 --- 82:7 --- 82:7 Literatuur en kunst --- Literatuur en kunst --- 73.046 Mythologie; religie; epiek in de beeldhouwkunst --- Mythologie; religie; epiek in de beeldhouwkunst --- 892.1 Akkadische, Sumerische literatuur --- Akkadische, Sumerische literatuur --- Art, Babylonian --- Assyro-Babylonian art --- Babylonian art --- Epic of Gilgamesh --- Ghilgameš --- Gilgamesch --- Gilgamesz --- Gilgāmish --- Guilgamesh --- Ishtar and Izdubar --- Ishtar (Assyro-Babylonian epic) --- Izdubar --- Jiljāmish --- Kilkāmish --- Sha naqba imura